What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer I position at Adept Group?
Adept Group offers an award-winning workplace for exceptional packaging industry talent. We work on a range of innovative projects for iconic brand owners. Our technically gifted team collaborates to produce unparalleled results.
We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human.
We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future!
We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human.
We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future!
The Opportunity
Adept Group is seeking a Packaging Engineer I (1099 Contract) with 1-3 years of packaging experience to join our CPG team! This candidate would have packaging material & equipment knowledge, specifically with corrugate. They would also have hands on plant trial and project management experience, strong verbal and written communication, and be safety oriented.
Familiarity with end of the line packaging operations and experience with CAPE or TOPS is a plus!
This position is 100% onsite in the plant in York, PA, with no remote opportunity.
This position is 100% onsite in the plant in York, PA, with no remote opportunity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support product initiatives, packaging design and performance enhancements, cost-improvement efforts, and promotional activities.
- Assist with packaging qualifications by generating packaging protocols, overseeing test execution, analyzing test data, and authoring qualification reports.
- Assist with packaging specification development
- Plan and execute a design of experiments. Perform statistical analysis on data generated from experiments and write final reports.
- Support packaging line trials including planning, conducting and post-trial activities.
- Partner with purchasing and production departments to determine costs and feasibility of producing proposed packaging
- Build internal and external relationships to effectively influence and gain support for initiatives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in packaging engineering.
- 0-3 years packaging engineering experience.
- Understanding of the full packaging development and qualification process (or stage gate process).
- Knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
- Basic understanding of project timeline development.
- Able to effectively communicate (verbally and in writing).
- Ability to multitask and manage time efficiently.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
